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The OJC the Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1990-10-11

Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1990-10-11, page 01

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THE
The Ohio Jewish Chronicle
Seroing Columbus and Central Ohio
Jewish Community for Over 60 Years
VOLUME 68
NUMBER 42
OCTOBER 11,1990
TISHR127,5751
DEVOTED TO AMERICAN AND JEWISH IDEALS
Torah Academy plans
yrc*.
scholarship dinner
page 2
Temple Brotherhood
hosts art collection
■ - Page 2
Phones to ring during
Freedom Telethon
page 3
New Germany; is a
sensitive issue for
many Jews
page 2,4
Simchat Torah ends
fall holiday season
page 4
Family Ties program
to receive award
page 10
Celebration of Life
focuses on romance
page 16
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125 YEARS OF SERVICE
B'nai B'rith celebrates
By Nick! Chodnoff
It started in 1843 with 12
American Jews in New York
City. They set out to create
an organization to unite
Jews, despite their varying
views. They envisioned that
by working together, Jews
could aid fellow Jews and humanity. B'nai B'rith was
born.
Originating from Germany, the founders wanted
to call their organization
"Bunder Bruder," League of
Brothers. Instead they decided on a name in line with
their Jewish heritage,
"B'nai B'rith," Sons of the
Covenant (shortened from
Inter-National Order of
B'nai B'rith in 1930).
Today, B'nai B'rith celebrates 125 years of service
and growth in Columbus.
B'nai B'rith members have
not only been leaders in the
organization, but in the Jewish community and general
community as well. Columbus and B'nai B'rith have
grown hand in hand.
The concept of cooperation
for the good,of humanity
proved successful. Nationally, this collaboration enabled
B'nai B'rith to open the
Cleveland Jewish Orphan
age in 1868, help displaced
brethren from the Chicago
fire in 1871, open the Denver
National Jewish Hospital in
1894, open the Hot Springs
Hospital in 1911 and many
other worthy projects.
Although still a men's fraternal organization, B'nai
B'rith Women, founded nationally in 1897, served as a
women's social auxiliary. In
later years, it was expanded
to philanthropic and community service. Aiding Nazi victims became a paramount
concern in 1948, with a home
established in Israel to care
for Nazi-terrorized children.
The fight for human justice started in 1913 when a
Bloomington, ni.-born attorney, Sigmund Livingston,
persuaded B'nai B'rith to
start the Anti-Defamation
League (ADL). Its purpose
is to secure fair treatment
for all citizens. It tries to
stop defamation and discrimination against Jews
and other minorities by educating the public and serving
as a watchdog for anti-semlt-
ic, racist and bigoted activities. ADL is one of the oldest
human relations agencies in
the United States.
Hillel Foundations came
into B'nai B'rith in 1924.
Hillels provide the richness
of Jewish life, values and
culture for Jewish students
living on college campuses
away from home. The Ohio
State University was the second in the nation to receive a
Hillel Foundation. It was
started in 1925 with Rabbi
Levenger as its first director.
The beginnings of the B'nai
B'rith Youth Organization
(BBYO) date back to 1924.
Formed to give Jewish youth
the chance to develop and
achieve personal growth, its
programs consist of democratically functioning
groups, under the guidance
of professionally trained
staff. They help harness the
youngsters' dynamic spirit
and kindle the spark of leadership within the next generation.
As the nation grew and
moved westward so did
B'nai B'rith. In 1865, Zion
Lodge #62 of Columbus, with
24 initial members, received
a charter. The original elected officers were: Louis Klee-
man, president; Joseph Gundersheimer, vice president;
Arthur Nussbaum, secretary; Meyer Wetterhaber
and Simon Lazarus, mentors; Isaac Roedelsheimer
and Leo Pfifferling, guards
and Meyer Hecht, I. Hoffman, I. Gundersheimer and
M. Harman, treasurers and
administrators.
Columbus B'nai B'rith history is a continuing saga of
dedication and caring. Members were cared for in times
of critical need. The lodge
paid sick benefits of $4 per
week for disabilities and $40
for funeral expenses.
Thousands of Jews were
being massacred in Russian
pogroms at the turn of the
century. Many fled their
homelands to seek refuge in
America. This translated into
an influx of Jews to Columbus in 1907 and 1908. Lodge-
membership grew by leaps
and bounds. It was not uncommon to have 25 or more
new members initiated at a
regular meeting. '
B'nai B'rith House, 335 S.
Washington Ave., opened
Nov. 1,1911. Rented by the
lodge as a Jewish community resource, it housed an
800-volume library supplying nearly 200 patrons.
Sunday afternoon sewing
classes for girls were held
there, started under the
supervision of Mrs. A.B. Cohen. Younger girls complet-
see B'NAI pg. 9

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■h
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it
i'
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8
.;:*!
A
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1! ■#
THE
The Ohio Jewish Chronicle
Seroing Columbus and Central Ohio
Jewish Community for Over 60 Years
VOLUME 68
NUMBER 42
OCTOBER 11,1990
TISHR127,5751
DEVOTED TO AMERICAN AND JEWISH IDEALS
Torah Academy plans
yrc*.
scholarship dinner
page 2
Temple Brotherhood
hosts art collection
■ - Page 2
Phones to ring during
Freedom Telethon
page 3
New Germany; is a
sensitive issue for
many Jews
page 2,4
Simchat Torah ends
fall holiday season
page 4
Family Ties program
to receive award
page 10
Celebration of Life
focuses on romance
page 16
nmm In The Chronicle mmmm
AtTheJCC .' * ...,..;.:...... 15,16
Community . *...'. v; ,..„.,'..... 5,6,7
Federation I W
FrontPage ...,,..' . -,2»3
•'Mfesycle .,.,;...'..'.,'.. i.\..••'..,'..:.".,.'.. M
IHaricetplace ,.,....... .,, 12
New Generation ..,....;■,-....,.. w.'. >>... U
.Scoreboard •,«»••, •«»•-"»,• • v »•••••••• < 20
Synagogues ••■» ,< ;v. J«"• .-.*..'• t •»«..'• m • 11
x jfitewp.oint'f. \"i~\ -»>j(ni,mmi«ii «.»'• **...'». 4
^'iilHMHHHHHHMHHMHriHHMI^^
Oh i o hi ist. Soci et y L. i br.
.1 See Velma five- '
Col urn bus,, Ohio '*
43S.U. COMP
- „ . . /
■';>•%
-r.-tSf
"*i -
•■fr
, -Ti ■
1
V",
"Q "*
U W l , iK
*■• r *
i*»
1 *j«—^vf*
-r-1
v^St.*"J»VJ(;
sa*'
-1 # ,-
125 YEARS OF SERVICE
B'nai B'rith celebrates
By Nick! Chodnoff
It started in 1843 with 12
American Jews in New York
City. They set out to create
an organization to unite
Jews, despite their varying
views. They envisioned that
by working together, Jews
could aid fellow Jews and humanity. B'nai B'rith was
born.
Originating from Germany, the founders wanted
to call their organization
"Bunder Bruder," League of
Brothers. Instead they decided on a name in line with
their Jewish heritage,
"B'nai B'rith," Sons of the
Covenant (shortened from
Inter-National Order of
B'nai B'rith in 1930).
Today, B'nai B'rith celebrates 125 years of service
and growth in Columbus.
B'nai B'rith members have
not only been leaders in the
organization, but in the Jewish community and general
community as well. Columbus and B'nai B'rith have
grown hand in hand.
The concept of cooperation
for the good,of humanity
proved successful. Nationally, this collaboration enabled
B'nai B'rith to open the
Cleveland Jewish Orphan
age in 1868, help displaced
brethren from the Chicago
fire in 1871, open the Denver
National Jewish Hospital in
1894, open the Hot Springs
Hospital in 1911 and many
other worthy projects.
Although still a men's fraternal organization, B'nai
B'rith Women, founded nationally in 1897, served as a
women's social auxiliary. In
later years, it was expanded
to philanthropic and community service. Aiding Nazi victims became a paramount
concern in 1948, with a home
established in Israel to care
for Nazi-terrorized children.
The fight for human justice started in 1913 when a
Bloomington, ni.-born attorney, Sigmund Livingston,
persuaded B'nai B'rith to
start the Anti-Defamation
League (ADL). Its purpose
is to secure fair treatment
for all citizens. It tries to
stop defamation and discrimination against Jews
and other minorities by educating the public and serving
as a watchdog for anti-semlt-
ic, racist and bigoted activities. ADL is one of the oldest
human relations agencies in
the United States.
Hillel Foundations came
into B'nai B'rith in 1924.
Hillels provide the richness
of Jewish life, values and
culture for Jewish students
living on college campuses
away from home. The Ohio
State University was the second in the nation to receive a
Hillel Foundation. It was
started in 1925 with Rabbi
Levenger as its first director.
The beginnings of the B'nai
B'rith Youth Organization
(BBYO) date back to 1924.
Formed to give Jewish youth
the chance to develop and
achieve personal growth, its
programs consist of democratically functioning
groups, under the guidance
of professionally trained
staff. They help harness the
youngsters' dynamic spirit
and kindle the spark of leadership within the next generation.
As the nation grew and
moved westward so did
B'nai B'rith. In 1865, Zion
Lodge #62 of Columbus, with
24 initial members, received
a charter. The original elected officers were: Louis Klee-
man, president; Joseph Gundersheimer, vice president;
Arthur Nussbaum, secretary; Meyer Wetterhaber
and Simon Lazarus, mentors; Isaac Roedelsheimer
and Leo Pfifferling, guards
and Meyer Hecht, I. Hoffman, I. Gundersheimer and
M. Harman, treasurers and
administrators.
Columbus B'nai B'rith history is a continuing saga of
dedication and caring. Members were cared for in times
of critical need. The lodge
paid sick benefits of $4 per
week for disabilities and $40
for funeral expenses.
Thousands of Jews were
being massacred in Russian
pogroms at the turn of the
century. Many fled their
homelands to seek refuge in
America. This translated into
an influx of Jews to Columbus in 1907 and 1908. Lodge-
membership grew by leaps
and bounds. It was not uncommon to have 25 or more
new members initiated at a
regular meeting. '
B'nai B'rith House, 335 S.
Washington Ave., opened
Nov. 1,1911. Rented by the
lodge as a Jewish community resource, it housed an
800-volume library supplying nearly 200 patrons.
Sunday afternoon sewing
classes for girls were held
there, started under the
supervision of Mrs. A.B. Cohen. Younger girls complet-
see B'NAI pg. 9